Argentina

Question 1

what is the Argentinian synonym for the Mission grape?

Answer 1

Criolla Chica

Question 2

what is the most planted grape in Argentina?

Answer 2

Cereza- related to Criolla Chica

Question 3

when was Malbec introduced to Argentina?

Answer 3

1860

Question 4

Torrontés Riojano is an aromatic cross of what grapes?

Answer 4

Criolla Chica x Muscat of Alexandria

Question 5

what are the subtypes of Torrontés and which is favored?

Answer 5

Torrontés Riojano (best)
Torrontés Mendocino
Torrontés Sanjuanino

Question 6

what is the Zonda?

Answer 6

a dry wind that blows in down from the Andes in the afternoons in late spring and summer

Question 7

what are the Regions of Argentina?

Answer 7

North Region
Cuyo
Patagonia

Question 8

what are the subregions of North Region?

Answer 8

Salta
Tucuman
Catamarca
Jujuy
Valles Calchaquies

Question 9

what are the subregions of Cuyo?

Answer 9

La Rioja
San Juan
Mendoza
San Luis

Question 10

what are the subregions of Patagonia?

Answer 10

La Pampa
Rio Negro
Neuquen

Question 11

what are the chief viticultural concerns in Argentina?

Answer 11

spring and summer hail

poor flowering due to the Zonda

Question 12

Argentina’s Bonarda is genetically identical to ___________.

Answer 12

Savoie’s Corbeau, AKA Charbono in the US

Question 13

what is Argentina’s most planted white grape?

Answer 13

Pedro Giménez, a variety unrelated to Spain’s Pedro Ximénez, used for bulk wine or grape concentrate

Question 14

what does “Reserva” mean on a bottle of Argentine wine?

Answer 14

6 mos aging white

12 mos aging red

Question 15

what does “Gran Reserva” mean on a bottle of Argentine wine?

Answer 15

12 mos aging white

24 mos aging red

Question 16

when were the terms Reserva and Gran Reserva introduced?

Answer 16

2008

Question 17

Where is Cafayate?

Answer 17

in the province of Salta, in the Valles Calchaquies

Question 18

what is unique about the Mendoza clone of chardonnay?

Answer 18

in spite of its susceptibility to millerandage, it has become popular throughout the country for its high skin to juice ratio

Question 19

Where is the Famatina Valley?

Answer 19

in Argentina’s La Rioja, the northernmost of the central Cuyo provinces. Best known for Torrontes Riojano, grown on pergolas and vinified by the local co-op, Chilecito

Question 20

what are the most important subregions of San Juan?

Answer 20

Zonda Valley
Tulum Valley (multiregional IG)
Ullum Valley
Jachal  Valley
Fertil Valley
Pedernal district IG

Question 21

what is Barbera Bonarda?

Answer 21

a synonym for Bonarda

Question 22

what are the broad divisions of Mendoza

Answer 22

Northern
Central (upper)
Southern
Eastern
Uco Valley, in the west and home to the highest vineyards in Mendoza

Question 23

most grapes in Argentina are able to be planted on their own rootstock. Why?

Answer 23

the Zonda and the loose alluvial over clay soils discourage phylloxera infestation

Question 24

what are the DOCs of Argentina?

Answer 24

Lujan de Cuyo (Central Mendoza) for Malbec exclusively
San Rafael (southern Mendoza), primarily planted with Chenin Blanc

Question 25

what are the primary soil types of Rio Negro and Neuquén?

Answer 25

chalk

Question 26

where is Bodega Chacra?

Answer 26

Rio Negro, owned by Piero Incisa della Rochetta of Sassicaia

Question 27

Where is Bodega Noemia?

Answer 27

now owned by Campari, located in Rio Negro Valley

Question 28

where is Tupungato?

Answer 28

Valle de Uco

Question 29

where is the Colome Estate and who owns it?

Answer 29

Salta, Argentina | Hess

Question 30

Argentine Bonarda is the same grape as Savoie's _________ and the US's __________

Answer 30

Corbeau | Charbono

Question 31

what are the IGs of Valle de Uco?

Answer 31

Tupungato Tunuyan San Carlos

Question 32

where is La Consulta IG?

Answer 32

San Carlos, Valle de Uco

Question 33

what are the IGs of Northern Mendoza?

Answer 33

Lavalle IG Guaymallén IG Las Heras IG

Question 34

what are the IGs of Eastern Mendoza?

Answer 34

``` Junin IG Rivadavia IG San Martín IG La Paz IG Santa Rosa IG ```

Question 35

what are the IGs of Southern Mendoza?

Answer 35

San Rafael IG / DOC | General Alvear IG

Question 36

what are the IGs of Central Mendoza?

Answer 36

1.Godoy Cruz IG 2. Luján de Cuyo IG / DOC a. Agrelo IG b. Las Compuertas IG 3. Maipú IG a. Barrancas IG i. El Paraíso IG b. Lunlunta IG c. Russel IG

Question 37

Valles Calchaquies IG comprises 7 departments over 3 provinces. What are they?

Answer 37

``` La Viña (Salta) San Carlos (Salta) Cafayate (Salta) Molinos (Salta) Cachi (Salta) Santa María (Catamarca) Tafí (Tucuman) ```

Question 38

What are the subregions (department IGs) of Catamarca?

Answer 38

Belén Pomán Santa María Tinogasta (89%) of vineyard area

Question 39

What are the subregions (department IGs) of Salta?

Answer 39

Cachi Cafayate - Valle de Cafayate (most important) Molinos San Carlos

Question 40

What are the subregions (department IGs) of Tucumán?

Answer 40

Tafí

Question 41

what are the winemaking provinces of Patagonia IG?

Answer 41

Chubut La Pampa Nequen IG Rio Negro IG

Question 42

what is Clos de los Siete?

Answer 42

a group of red wine estates near Tunuyan in Uco Valley developed by Michel Rolland

Question 43

what and where is Weinert?

Answer 43

key producer in Bueno Aires, established in 1890 and reinvigorated in 1975, when the current owner led the charge in reducing yields to achieve higher quality.